In “The Unforgettable Photograph,” George Lange shares more than 200 tips that photographers of all skill levels can use to take better photos every day. Here are three, reprinted with permission from Workman Publishing. Lange co-wrote the book with Scott Mowbray, editor of Cooking Light magazine.

64. Drop to the Floor

Shots of kids from an adult’s eye level are rarely interesting. Get your pants dirty and bring the camera down to their altitude. The effect is to enter their world on their terms.

78. Avoid the Flash

I rarely use flash at home; I don’t like a blast of light taking over the shot. When you push the ISO over 800, it may become pixelated and the colors may be off (you can correct the latter on the computer), but the low-light effect is so dramatic. The trick is to set the camera beforehand. The lens will be opened up to take in as much light as possible. Take a test shot, look at the exposure, and adjust. If the shutter speed is low, prop the camera against something or use a tripod. Know that the feeling of a picture like this is more important than a perfect exposure.

164. Submit to the Chaos

Group shots of kids become a lot less nerve-wracking when you realize you can’t control the gathering. They don’t need to be looking at the camera, or behaving, or smiling. The best you can usually do, especially with kids this young, is to let them deconstruct your idea of the picture and hope for something fun. Here, trying to capture a reunion of kids born to parents who shared a birthing class, I failed to get half of them to even look at me!